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On this week's show we look at the annual Consumer Electronics Show inLas Vegas Nevada. In years past there was more for us home theater fans but we still find some cool products that will eventually find their way into our homes. News: More than 60% of audiences use TV as primary streaming device Which sports will Netflix have in 2026? LG Key Highlights Return of the Wallpaper OLED TV (LG OLED evo W6) — LG revived its iconic ultra-thin "Wallpaper" design after a multi-year hiatus. The W6 is just 9mm thick, fully wireless (with a separate connection box up to 10 meters away), uses Hyper Radiant Color Technology for improved brightness and colors, and supports features like art display via Gallery+ service. It's marketed as reflection-free and significantly brighter than average OLEDs. New OLED Lineup — Including the brighter flagship G6 (up to 20% brighter than the G5 with Primary RGB Tandem 2.0 panels and reduced reflections), split C6 series (with varying tech tiers), and claims of the world's first TVs supporting 4K 120Hz cloud gaming with low-latency controllers. Micro RGB evo TV — LG's first flagship Mini-LED TV with Micro RGB technology for vastly expanded color range and brightness, available in large sizes including the "world's largest" Micro RGB LCD TV, the 130-inch R95H. Gallery TV — A direct competitor to Samsung's The Frame, with anti-glare screens and curated art modes (designed with museum input). CLOiD Home Robot — A standout AI-powered housekeeper robot demoed on stage. It performs complex chores like folding laundry, loading/unloading dishwashers, preparing simple meals (baking croissants), and coordinating with connected appliances for a "Zero Labor Home" vision. LG Sound Suite (with Dolby) - Includes the H7 soundbar, optional M7/M5 wireless surround speakers, and W7 subwoofer. Allows free placement of speakers; the system auto-configures channels for optimal immersion, solving a major pain point in traditional wired or rigidly positioned Atmos setups.Hands-on reports highlighted its ease for real-world living rooms, delivering expansive sound without cables or furniture rearrangement. Samsung Key Highlights World's first 130-inch Micro RGB TV (): The largest in their Micro RGB lineup, featuring next-generation color accuracy (100% Rec.2020 coverage), bold new design, HDR10+ ADVANCED support, Eclipsa Audio, and AI enhancements like conversational search, proactive recommendations, AI Football (Soccer) Mode Pro, and integrations with Microsoft Copilot and Perplexity. AI Soccer Mode delivers a more exciting gameday experience through AI-driven picture and sound tuning to stadium-level quality. AI Sound Controller Pro lets you raise or lower the volume of the crowd, commentary, or background music, providing a personalized listening experience for TV shows and movies. Users can simply make verbal requests, and any TV equipped with VAC – which includes Micro LED, Micro RGB, OLED, Neo QLED, Mini LED and UHD TV – contextually carries out those requests. Expanded Micro RGB TV lineup: New sizes including 55-, 65-, 75-, 85-, 100-, 115-inch models, alongside upgrades to Neo QLED and OLED TVs  The Freestyle+ portable projector: An upgraded AI-powered version with improved brightness, support for projecting on uneven surfaces (walls, ceilings, corners, curtains), and smarter entertainment features. New audio products: Music Studio 5 and 7 wireless speakers (Bluetooth/Wi-Fi, unique designs), and soundbars like the HW-QS90H (all-in-one 7.1.2 with Quad Bass Woofer system). Broader AI focus: Enhanced experiences in home appliances (e.g., Bespoke AI), TVs, and ecosystem integration. Press releases  Sony No major announcements were made regarding Sony's traditional consumer products, such as new Bravia TVs, headphones, cameras, or PlayStation hardware. Sony's focus shifted toward the future of mobility and software-defined vehicles. TCL Key Highlights X11L SQD-Mini LED TV - as its 2026 flagship. It features new "SQD-Mini LED" technology (Super Quantum Dot Mini-LED), emphasizing superior color accuracy and performance. Features 10,000 Nits, 20,000 dimming zones, 100% coverage of BT.2020 color gamut. Available initially in 98-inch and 85-inch sizes (75-inch later), with launches starting as early as January 2026. Some who have seen it are saying it rivals Micro RGB TVs from competitors like Samsung and LG, potentially challenging OLED in brightness and contrast. A65K Design Series soundbar — A compact 3.1.2-channel Dolby Atmos model with Bang & Olufsen tuning and wireless subwoofer. Hisense Key Highlights RGB MiniLED evo Technology — Hisense introduced an evolved version of its RGB MiniLED backlight system, which adds a fourth primary color to improve accuracy and fill spectral gaps (especially in the 500-600nm range) for more natural and vibrant colors. This debuts in the flagship 116UXS large-screen TV, positioned for premium cinematic home viewing. Expanded RGB MiniLED Lineup — The company is bringing RGB MiniLED to more accessible screen sizes and models, including new UR9 and UR8 series TVs, making the technology available beyond ultra-premium flagships. Industry-First RGBY MicroLED Display — Hisense unveiled a new MicroLED prototype using four primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Yellow), aimed at future ultra-large screens with enhanced color reproduction. Laser Projection and Other Displays — Extensions of multi-primary color tech to laser projectors, emphasizing better color accuracy and flexible installations. Additional Mentions — New projectors, smart home AI assistants, and support for advanced formats like Dolby Vision 2 on upcoming 2026 MiniLED models (via OTA updates). Home Audio Announcements Budget brand Ultimea surprised with the Skywave X100 Dual, a premium compact system boasting up to 9.2.6 channels across seven modular units.Focuses on high-channel-count immersion in a small footprint, positioning it as an affordable yet powerful alternative for space-constrained home theaters. SVS R|Evolution SeriesAudio specialist SVS debuted the 3000 R|Evolution subwoofers and a new Dolby Atmos soundbar, demonstrated in a full 5.2.4-channel cabin setup for reference-level performance. Klipsch Powered Speakers UpdateKlipsch refreshed its powered lineup with The Fives II, Sevens II, and Nines II, building on heritage horn-loaded designs with modern connectivity, plus concept teases for future innovations.Other mentions included Cambridge Audio's new active bookshelf speakers and various AI-enhanced EQ features across brands, but the Dolby Atmos FlexConnect implementations (especially LG's) stood out as the truly novel leap forward for effortless, high-quality home audio in 2026. The Fives II: $1,399.99/pair USD. The Sevens II: $1,999.99/pair USD. The Nines II: $2,399.99/pair USD Home Automation Announcements The standout trend was humanoid or multi-purpose home robots moving beyond single tasks (like vacuuming) to general household help, embodying a vision of embodied AI. LG CLOiD: LG's flagship reveal was this wheeled, dual-armed AI home robot designed for a "Zero Labor Home." It autonomously handles diverse chores like retrieving items from the fridge, heating food in the oven, folding laundry, and coordinating with other smart appliances. Powered by advanced AI and sensors, it demonstrates real-world household automation in demo setups. SwitchBot onero H1: SwitchBot introduced this accessible humanoid household robot as part of its "Smart Home 2.0" vision. It represents a shift to multi-task embodied AI, going beyond specialized devices to perform varied daily tasks. Accompanied by other AI robotics integrations for intuitive automation. Other mentions included updates like Samsung's AI Jet Bot Steam Ultra (with AI object/liquid recognition for smarter cleaning) and emerging players like 1X NEO, signaling a wave of practical home robotics. Devices are increasingly using on-device AI to automate routines without user programming. Conversational AI and Butler-Style Control: Widespread demos of voice assistants that learn habits and respond to natural commands, turning smart homes into proactive "housekeepers." Sorcerics Lens (CES Innovation Award honoree): An AI hub using on-device computer vision for fully contextual automation of housework, understanding environments to trigger actions intelligently. Lights turn on because the AI recognizes you're reading - not just because you moved. Lights turn off only when the AI understands you're about to sleep - not simply on a routineWhat motion and presence sensors fail to see, Sorcerics AI sees the difference. Govee Smart Lighting Advancements: New lights (e.g., Ceiling Light Ultra) that proactively adjust based on time of day, mood, space usage, and user patterns—rethinking lighting as adaptive rather than reactive. SwitchBot AI MindClip: AI MindClip continuously captures meetings, conversations, and everyday moments, transforming them into structured summaries, actionable to-dos, and a searchable personal knowledge base. Acting as a "second brain" fueled by subscribed cloud AI service, it allows users to retrieve past discussions, reminders, and learning materials on demand, ask questions when details are forgotten, and turn fragmented information into usable insight. Weighing just 18 grams and supporting over 100 languages, AI MindClip helps people organize and recall the growing volume of spoken information they encounter every day, enabling them to think more clearly, work more efficiently, and manage modern life with less cognitive load. Innovative Access and Security Aqara U400 Smart Deadbolt: Uses Ultra-Wideband (UWB) for precise, hands-free unlocking as you approach—more reliable than traditional geofencing/Bluetooth mixes. Lockin V7 Max: Features wireless AuraCharge (recharges within 4 meters) and fast unlocking, earning a CES Innovation Award. SwitchBot's biometric 3D locks with advanced vision. Other Notable Smart Home Innovations Expanded Matter ecosystem support across brands, enabling broader interoperability. Smarter kitchen tech, like Govee's Smart Nugget Ice Maker Pro. Enhanced security cameras with deeper AI context for automation triggers.

PC makers are shaking up CES with wild designs and next-gen chips, but the real story is Microsoft's bold software moves, AI's hardware hunger, and a candid debate over whether any tech company still puts users first. Come for the Windows updates, stay for the whisky warnings and robot bathroom assistants. CES 2026 is here with the 4K hummingbird feeder of your dreams New PCs and more from HP consumers/commercial, HP gamers, Lenovo, others The first official Copilot+ PC desktops Snapdragon X2 Plus joins X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme Intel Panther Lake has meaningful CPU and graphics performance gains, but predictable reliability issues AMD Ryzen AI 400 series is a minor bump Windows Paul was the first to report that Microsoft is refactoring it all with Rust A Microsoft distinguished engineer wrote about his desire to refactor all C/C++ code in the company with Rust by 2030 Some mistook this to mean "rewriting Windows with Rust,ˮ so he had to issue a clarification. But I never wrote that. Heads-up: That will happen, but this is really about Azure first and the core underlying code in Microsoftʼs most important platforms Microsoft released hardware-accelerated BitLocker in late 2025 and never told anyone. It requires the latest PC CPUs Copilot app update that adds text editing actions to Copilot Vision across channels Dev and Beta got first previews of AI agents on the Taskbar, starting with the Researcher agent, plus underlying Agent Launchers experience IDC says the global memory shortage (thanks, AI!) could screw up PC and smartphone growth this year AI ChatGPT now has an app store, but it has a ways to go Mozilla Firefox will have a "killswitchˮ for AI Our national nightmare will soon be over, LG will let users remove Copilot app from their smart TVs Xbox and gaming First Xbox Game Pass releases of 2026 include Resident Evil Village and Star Wars Outlaws Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to Hisense smart TVs and to the latest Fire TV smart TVs GOG goes independent, will continue DRM-free push "Have a blastˮ and other FPS throwbacks from the 1990s Valve quietly killed the LCD Steam Deck model Tips and picks Tip of the week: Itʼs time to give Little AI a look App pick of the week: Bonjourr RunAs Radio this week: What AI can do for SysAdmins in 2026 with Cecilia Wiren Brown liquor pick of the week: The Singleton of Dufftown 12 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: threatlocker.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

PC makers are shaking up CES with wild designs and next-gen chips, but the real story is Microsoft's bold software moves, AI's hardware hunger, and a candid debate over whether any tech company still puts users first. Come for the Windows updates, stay for the whisky warnings and robot bathroom assistants. CES 2026 is here with the 4K hummingbird feeder of your dreams New PCs and more from HP consumers/commercial, HP gamers, Lenovo, others The first official Copilot+ PC desktops Snapdragon X2 Plus joins X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme Intel Panther Lake has meaningful CPU and graphics performance gains, but predictable reliability issues AMD Ryzen AI 400 series is a minor bump Windows Paul was the first to report that Microsoft is refactoring it all with Rust A Microsoft distinguished engineer wrote about his desire to refactor all C/C++ code in the company with Rust by 2030 Some mistook this to mean "rewriting Windows with Rust,ˮ so he had to issue a clarification. But I never wrote that. Heads-up: That will happen, but this is really about Azure first and the core underlying code in Microsoftʼs most important platforms Microsoft released hardware-accelerated BitLocker in late 2025 and never told anyone. It requires the latest PC CPUs Copilot app update that adds text editing actions to Copilot Vision across channels Dev and Beta got first previews of AI agents on the Taskbar, starting with the Researcher agent, plus underlying Agent Launchers experience IDC says the global memory shortage (thanks, AI!) could screw up PC and smartphone growth this year AI ChatGPT now has an app store, but it has a ways to go Mozilla Firefox will have a "killswitchˮ for AI Our national nightmare will soon be over, LG will let users remove Copilot app from their smart TVs Xbox and gaming First Xbox Game Pass releases of 2026 include Resident Evil Village and Star Wars Outlaws Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to Hisense smart TVs and to the latest Fire TV smart TVs GOG goes independent, will continue DRM-free push "Have a blastˮ and other FPS throwbacks from the 1990s Valve quietly killed the LCD Steam Deck model Tips and picks Tip of the week: Itʼs time to give Little AI a look App pick of the week: Bonjourr RunAs Radio this week: What AI can do for SysAdmins in 2026 with Cecilia Wiren Brown liquor pick of the week: The Singleton of Dufftown 12 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: threatlocker.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

CES brings smarter TVs, art-frame screens, and AI baked directly into streaming interfaces, while viewership data, theatrical stunts, and corporate shakeups show how fractured — and oddly resilient — modern TV has become.YouTube: https://youtu.be/U25kgqxnlbY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PC makers are shaking up CES with wild designs and next-gen chips, but the real story is Microsoft's bold software moves, AI's hardware hunger, and a candid debate over whether any tech company still puts users first. Come for the Windows updates, stay for the whisky warnings and robot bathroom assistants. CES 2026 is here with the 4K hummingbird feeder of your dreams New PCs and more from HP consumers/commercial, HP gamers, Lenovo, others The first official Copilot+ PC desktops Snapdragon X2 Plus joins X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme Intel Panther Lake has meaningful CPU and graphics performance gains, but predictable reliability issues AMD Ryzen AI 400 series is a minor bump Windows Paul was the first to report that Microsoft is refactoring it all with Rust A Microsoft distinguished engineer wrote about his desire to refactor all C/C++ code in the company with Rust by 2030 Some mistook this to mean "rewriting Windows with Rust,ˮ so he had to issue a clarification. But I never wrote that. Heads-up: That will happen, but this is really about Azure first and the core underlying code in Microsoftʼs most important platforms Microsoft released hardware-accelerated BitLocker in late 2025 and never told anyone. It requires the latest PC CPUs Copilot app update that adds text editing actions to Copilot Vision across channels Dev and Beta got first previews of AI agents on the Taskbar, starting with the Researcher agent, plus underlying Agent Launchers experience IDC says the global memory shortage (thanks, AI!) could screw up PC and smartphone growth this year AI ChatGPT now has an app store, but it has a ways to go Mozilla Firefox will have a "killswitchˮ for AI Our national nightmare will soon be over, LG will let users remove Copilot app from their smart TVs Xbox and gaming First Xbox Game Pass releases of 2026 include Resident Evil Village and Star Wars Outlaws Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to Hisense smart TVs and to the latest Fire TV smart TVs GOG goes independent, will continue DRM-free push "Have a blastˮ and other FPS throwbacks from the 1990s Valve quietly killed the LCD Steam Deck model Tips and picks Tip of the week: Itʼs time to give Little AI a look App pick of the week: Bonjourr RunAs Radio this week: What AI can do for SysAdmins in 2026 with Cecilia Wiren Brown liquor pick of the week: The Singleton of Dufftown 12 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: threatlocker.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

PC makers are shaking up CES with wild designs and next-gen chips, but the real story is Microsoft's bold software moves, AI's hardware hunger, and a candid debate over whether any tech company still puts users first. Come for the Windows updates, stay for the whisky warnings and robot bathroom assistants. CES 2026 is here with the 4K hummingbird feeder of your dreams New PCs and more from HP consumers/commercial, HP gamers, Lenovo, others The first official Copilot+ PC desktops Snapdragon X2 Plus joins X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme Intel Panther Lake has meaningful CPU and graphics performance gains, but predictable reliability issues AMD Ryzen AI 400 series is a minor bump Windows Paul was the first to report that Microsoft is refactoring it all with Rust A Microsoft distinguished engineer wrote about his desire to refactor all C/C++ code in the company with Rust by 2030 Some mistook this to mean "rewriting Windows with Rust,ˮ so he had to issue a clarification. But I never wrote that. Heads-up: That will happen, but this is really about Azure first and the core underlying code in Microsoftʼs most important platforms Microsoft released hardware-accelerated BitLocker in late 2025 and never told anyone. It requires the latest PC CPUs Copilot app update that adds text editing actions to Copilot Vision across channels Dev and Beta got first previews of AI agents on the Taskbar, starting with the Researcher agent, plus underlying Agent Launchers experience IDC says the global memory shortage (thanks, AI!) could screw up PC and smartphone growth this year AI ChatGPT now has an app store, but it has a ways to go Mozilla Firefox will have a "killswitchˮ for AI Our national nightmare will soon be over, LG will let users remove Copilot app from their smart TVs Xbox and gaming First Xbox Game Pass releases of 2026 include Resident Evil Village and Star Wars Outlaws Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to Hisense smart TVs and to the latest Fire TV smart TVs GOG goes independent, will continue DRM-free push "Have a blastˮ and other FPS throwbacks from the 1990s Valve quietly killed the LCD Steam Deck model Tips and picks Tip of the week: Itʼs time to give Little AI a look App pick of the week: Bonjourr RunAs Radio this week: What AI can do for SysAdmins in 2026 with Cecilia Wiren Brown liquor pick of the week: The Singleton of Dufftown 12 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: threatlocker.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

2026 is just beginning, and it's already time for the biggest gadget event of the year. As the Verge team heads to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show, David and Nilay run through as many of the newly announced products as they can. There are robots, art TVs, phones, more robots, smart Legos, smart home gizmos, and still more robots. Some of this stuff will ship, and might even be a big hit. Some of it, well, won't. But it's all an interesting look into what's happening in tech right now.Also: if you're in Vegas for CES, come see us live! We'll be at the Brooklyn Bowl on Wednesday, January 7th, for live recordings of Decoder and The Vergecast, and we'd love to see you there. Further reading: ⁠This robot companion is a cameraman for your pet ⁠ ⁠LG says its CLOiD home robot will be folding laundry and making breakfast at CES ⁠ ⁠SwitchBot brings a humanoid home robot to CES ⁠ ⁠You can't buy Zeroth's WALL-E robot in the US, but you can get its cousin ⁠ ⁠This startup brought WALL-E to life and will also sell you WALL-E's weird cousin⁠ ⁠Kicking Robots, by James Vincent⁠ ⁠The Clicks Power Keyboard is also a backup battery for your phone ⁠ ⁠The Clicks Communicator is a BlackBerry for your phone ⁠ ⁠I just want to keep unfolding the Samsung Z TriFold ⁠ ⁠The Aliro smart lock standard for NFC and UWB unlocking will launch this year ⁠ ⁠Lutron adds smart wood blinds to its Caséta line. ⁠ ⁠Bosch's fancy coffee machine is getting Alexa Plus ⁠ ⁠The new Ultraloq smart lock uses both your face and your palm to let you in ⁠ ⁠Lockin's new vein-scanning smart lock has a video doorbell and recharges wirelessly ⁠ ⁠Hands-on with the Mui Board: a wooden smart home controller ⁠ ⁠The Mui Board will support mmWave sleep tracking and gesture control ⁠ ⁠You can unlock SwitchBot's first deadbolt smart lock with your face ⁠ ⁠Lifx launches a smart mirror and a $30 dimmer switch that can control smart bulbs ⁠ ⁠Lockly's new smart locks will support Matter and NFC ⁠ ⁠GE Lighting's new Matter-compatible smart shades start at just $300 ⁠ ⁠The LG OLED evo W6 Wallpaper TV makes its return at CES ⁠ ⁠RGB is the next big thing in OLED gaming monitors ⁠ ⁠Belkin's new HDMI adapter wirelessly connects to screens from 130 feet ⁠ ⁠LG's new Gallery TV, designed for displaying art, will be at CES 2026 ⁠ ⁠Samsung brings back the Timeless Frame with its biggest Micro RGB TV at CES. ⁠ ⁠TCL debuts a new quantum dot and color filter technology with the X11L ⁠ ⁠Gemini on Google TV is getting Nano Banana and voice-controlled settings ⁠ ⁠Amazon announces a Samsung Frame competitor with the Ember Artline TV ⁠ ⁠Amazon Fire TV OS gets a revamp that's more modern and pleasing ⁠ ⁠LG's new karaoke-ready party speaker uses AI to remove song vocals ⁠ ⁠Would you let AI cut your hair? ⁠ ⁠A developer for a ‘major food delivery app' says the ‘algorithms are rigged against you⁠ ⁠Lego announces Smart Brick, the ‘most significant evolution' in 50 years | The Verge⁠ ⁠Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is now blogging about AI slop ⁠ ⁠“Feed is dead.” ⁠ ⁠Adam Mosseri on how Instagram exists in the age of AI-generated images⁠ ⁠The Trump phone just missed another release date ⁠ Subscribe to The Verge for unlimited access to theverge.com, subscriber-exclusive newsletters, and our ad-free podcast feed.We love hearing from you! Email your questions and thoughts to vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One on One Video Call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meetingSupport the show:https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_USRing Doorbells as Warrantless Surveillance Networks•  Amazon admitted to sharing Ring footage with police without user consent or warrants in 2022: Politico article •  Update on Ring requiring warrants for police access starting in 2024: The Guardian article Smart TVs (Samsung, LG) as Observation Posts with Audio Recording•  Texas lawsuit against LG, Samsung, and others for turning TVs into surveillance systems: TechRadar article •  How to turn off smart TV tracking features (Consumer Reports guide): Consumer Reports article •  NYT investigation into smart TVs spying and sharing data: New York Times article Alexa/Google Home and CIA Partnerships (AWS Contract)•  Details on Amazon's $600 million AWS cloud deal with the CIA: The Atlantic article •  Recent discussion on the AWS-Intelligence Community partnership: Nextgov article Fitness Trackers (Strava Heat Map Exposing Military Bases)•  Strava's 2018 heat map revealing secret military base locations: The Guardian article •  Wired analysis on Strava's privacy implications for military security: Wired article •  NYT report on how Strava data exposed sensitive sites: New York Times article Flock Safety License Plate Readers with Facial Recognition•  Flock's response to reports on their ALPR networks and data practices: Flock Safety blog •  EFF on Washington court ruling that Flock data is public record: EFF article •  ACLU on Flock sharing data even without police requests: ACLU article Cisco's Smart+Connected Communities Platform•  Official Cisco overview of Smart+Connected Communities infrastructure: Cisco page •  Cisco network designs for smart cities including surveillance elements: Cisco design guide Social Media Surveillance (Facebook as Largest Operation)•  Amnesty International on Facebook's surveillance posing threats to human rights: Amnesty article •  NYT op-ed on Facebook as a surveillance capitalism entity: New York Times article Workplace Monitoring (Gartner Study ~78%)•  Gartner insights on employee monitoring for insight vs. oversight: Gartner document •  Report on 78% of employers using digital surveillance on remote workers: NBC Montana article •  Computerworld on electronic monitoring reaching all-time highs (~80%): Computerworld article Vehicle Surveillance (Black Boxes Post-2020)•  Explanation of car black boxes recording data for accidents, insurance, and police: Michigan Auto Law blog •  How black box data is used in car accident cases: Kameb article Financial Surveillance (IRS $600 Reporting)•  IRS FAQs on the Form 1099-K threshold and reporting: IRS page •  IRS announcement delaying the $600 threshold for 2023: IRS newsroom Medical Surveillance (23andMe Data Sharing)•  23andMe's policy on responding to law enforcement requests: 23andMe support page •  23andMe privacy and data protection overview: 23andMe privacy page Palantir's Gotham Platform for Predictive Policing•  Official Palantir Gotham platform description:

Today in the business of podcasting: the company stripping ads from podcasts for money, why AI doesn't recommend indie podcasts, video podcast production hiccups, 700 million hours of YouTube podcasts consumed on TVs in October, and all signal/no noise with music videos. Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment.

Today in the business of podcasting: the company stripping ads from podcasts for money, why AI doesn't recommend indie podcasts, video podcast production hiccups, 700 million hours of YouTube podcasts consumed on TVs in October, and all signal/no noise with music videos. Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment.

This week's full broadcast of Computer Talk Radio includes - 00:00 - Suggestions for new tech learning - Benjamin suggests new tech learning in 2026 in bite sized chunks - 11:00 - Listener Q&A - Looking at 2026 - Christopher asks Benjamin what tech looks like ahead in 2026 - 22:00 - What makes people fanboys/girls - Keith and Benjamin talk the origination of fanboys and fangirls - 31:00 - Marty Winston's Wisdom - Mark Brownstein covers idea of used computers and tech - 39:00 - Scam Series - Authority echo scam - Scammers will pretend to confirm with you things they know - 44:00 - Keske science fiction vs fact - Sue asks Steve and Benjamin where sci-fi went right or wrong - 56:00 - Dr Doreen Galli - Perils of AI - Dr Galli details out some of the perils of artificial intelligence - 1:07:00 - Listener Q&A - TV eavesdropping - Alena asks if TVs are capturing data about us, and what to do - 1:16:00 - IT Professional Series - 360 - Benjamin says tech isn't the root cause of failure, humans are - 1:24:00 - Listener Q&A - location data - Simone asks why apps ask for location data and if they need it

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This isn't a movie script. This is a true story from a former college student who found himself at the center of a chilling haunting in a small off-campus rental. At first, it seemed harmless — a few restless nights, some nervous laughs, and a strange habit of waking at exactly 2:47. But then came the humming. It started softly, drifting through the living room, almost like a woman's voice carried on the air. But night after night it grew closer. Louder. Until it seemed to be standing right outside his bedroom door. The humming wasn't joyful or familiar — it was flat, steady, unsettling. It sounded less like music and more like something filling the silence. Soon, his roommates began hearing it too. One even swore she heard the locked front door creak open in the middle of the night. Another claimed she felt someone sit on her bed — only to find the indentation vanish as if no one had ever been there. The haunting escalated. Every light in the house flicking on by itself. TVs roaring with static. A tall shadow figure standing perfectly still in front of the window late at night. It wasn't just them. This house had a history — one tied to late-night shadows, unearthly humming, and an unshakable fear of what waits at 2:47 a.m. #HauntedHouse #RealGhostStories #ParanormalActivity #GhostStory #TrueHaunting #HauntedRental #ParanormalPodcast #ShadowFigure #CreepyStories #UnexplainedPhenomena #GhostExperiences #HauntedPlaces Love real ghost stories? Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

Hate the gym/anxiety keeping you sidelined this NYE? In this episode of Adulting with Autism, host April hacks sustainable fitness for neurodivergent young adults with PJ Glassey, Exercise Science grad (1989), X Gym founder (1998), anti-aging/Alzheimer's expert (59 but looks 39), and Brain Type Test creator. PJ's 21-min workout (2x/week = 7 hrs traditional) tones/defines safely without bulking—invented from client experiments/research, now with Xercise App/online training since 2017. Key insights: Gym aversion fix: Quick/safe method (slow reps/holds for full fatigue—e.g., 7-10 sec pushups, 30-90 sec failure); focus/meditation trains PFC (reps like distractions in beginners). Motivation/discipline: 97% NY resolutions fail (unrealistic expectations); prolong via "why" questions (10-40 answers/post reminders); toward/away (e.g., avoid diabetic fate, become strong). Brain-body link: Exercise oxygenates/BDNF "Miracle-Gro" for cells/pathways; anti-aging/Alzheimer's 5 pillars (exercise/nutrition/hydration/sleep/brain training/relationships—hard ones best for PFC). ND application: Hyperfocus/procrastination? Method's focus counters (no TVs/mirrors/music); injury avoidance (controlled/form); burnout prevention (short sessions, patterns become identity). Brain Type Test: Rewires for success (custom habits/motivation); PJ's biohacking (tower running since 1987, Christian principles for business). For autistic/ADHD young adults ditching resolutions, PJ's vibe: "Change via brain rewiring—not muscling through." Free resources at xgym.com; braintype.me (test/book "Cracking Your Calorie Code"). Subscribe for ND fitness hacks—NYE reset! Rate/review on Podbean/Apple/Spotify. Linktree:  (socials/shop/Podbean). Holiday/NYE merch sale: 30% off tees/hoodies with code BLACK25 at adultingwithautism shop—rewire your style fierce! #21MinWorkoutND #BrainTypeTestAutism #AntiAgingExerciseADHD #AlzheimersPreventionNeurodivergent #SustainableFitnessYoungAdults #MotivationDisciplineBurnout #XGymMethodology #AdultingWithAutism #PodMatch #Podcasts #BTSNeurodivergent#BTSArmy   Episode: 21-Min Workout for ND with PJ Glassey [00:00] Intro: Gym Hate/Anxiety NYE Trap [00:30] PJ's Invention: 21-Min Method (2x/Week = 7 Hrs Traditional, Toning/Safe) [02:00] Slow Reps/Holds: Full Fatigue (7-10 Sec Pushups, 30-90 Sec Failure) [05:00] Motivation/Discipline: 97% Resolutions Fail (Why Questions/Posters) [08:00] Brain Training: Focus/PFC Reps (Meditation in Workouts, No Distractions) [11:00] Anti-Aging/Alzheimer's 5 Pillars: Exercise/Nutrition/Sleep/Brain/Relationships [14:00] ND Fit: Hyperfocus Counter (Short Sessions/Patterns as Identity) [17:00] Brain Type Test: Rewiring for Success (Custom Habits/Motivation) [20:00] Outro: Fitness Takeaways & CTAs Resources: X Gym: xgym.com (methodology/app/online training) Brain Type: braintype.me (test/book "Cracking Your Calorie Code") Media: xgym.com/meet-pj (podcasts/biohacking) Linktree: adultingwithautism.linktr.ee (socials/shop/Podbean) Subscribe on Podbean/YouTube for ND fitness tips—NYE resolutions! Share your gym hack in comments. #NDQuickWorkout #BrainTrainingAutism #AntiAgingADHD #SustainableGymYoungAdults #XGymNYEReset #AdultingWithAutism

Recorded July 27, 2025 What if it was the Earth… but different? This week, Nate and Ryan discuss new TVs, water parks, and alternate earth stories. That discussion culminates in The Calculating Stars, a book by Mary Robinette Kowal in which they discuss the possibility of social change, being just the character the story needs, and the science in science fiction. Connect with us Become a member: myhilltodieon.com/members Email: myhilltodieon@gmail.com Reddit: r/MyHillToDieOn Mastodon: @myhilltodieon@mastodon.social Instagram: @myhilltodieon Threads: @myhilltodieon X: @myhilltodieon Tokyo Summerland Rides Monster Stream Dekasla Blue Prince Official Site Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Taste of Japan Mitsuya Kiwi KitKat Biscoff Pick 2: Alternate History Stories Nate: The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp, Audible, Libro.fm Ryan: Bone Shaker - Cherie Priest - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp, Audible, Libro.fm Nate: For All Mankind - IMDb, Apple.com Ryan: Fallout (Video Games) - Official Site, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp The Calculating Stars Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Audible Theme by Michael AD https://soundcloud.com/michael-ad/the-deep-end used with permission

One of the best horror experiences of the 21st century finally comes to 4K UHD and it will push your TVs blacks to the max! The Descent (2006) - 4K UHD Blu-Ray Review ROCKFILE Podcast 937 #thedescentmovie #moviereview #rockfile  ~ You can subscribe to my podcasts on Podbean, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Amazon Music/Audible, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart Radio, Pandora, TuneIn, Alexa, Player FM, Samsung, Podchaser, Stitcher, Boomplay, Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro, Castbox, Podfriend, Goodpods, Deezer and more. ~ -Social Media Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/rockfilesroom -Official Website:  https://therockfile.com/ -YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@rockfile -Interview Archive:  https://therockfile.com/Interviews/    ~ Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/enrique-molano/ants-carnival License code: IV5M5EGLBEBSNUDV  ~ Note: the static pictures in my movie reviews are NOT screen captures. I am not set up to do that yet but one day I hope to be.  

With the Oscars broadcast headed to YouTube, studios including Fox hiring Head of Creator Studio, and YouTube surpassing Netflix to become the most watched streamer on TVs - where are the jobs headed in an industry that seems to be scaling back? The good news: there is one accessible sector that's growing, and may be replacing the bottom of the pyramid of traditional media. KEEP UP WITH THE SHOW: All Platforms: @NoSetPathShowwww.NoSetPathShow.comwww.bio.site/NoSetPath

Put the wrapping paper down, turn off Home Alone and stop stressing about a glorified Sunday roast… the true meaning of Christmas has finally been revealed to us, and would you believe it, it's Elis and John! Yes, everything in this festive period has been leading up to Elis and John's Christmas Cracker, and boy does it deliver on festive cheer. Because what's more Christmassy than a debate about TVs in hotel rooms, or a 45-year-old man getting lost in pictures of the 1950s footballer Tom Finney, (aka The Preston Plumber)?Unwrapping this podcast with your ears will also reveal a not-so-secret secret Santa, some yuletide Mad Daddery, and a chat with a very busy Mother Christmas. But festive cheer is not the only thing on today's agenda because we're also celebrating 500 episodes of the BBC era! Elis and John relive some moments from their very first show and the ghosts of Christmas Past Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode stop by to play a Made Up Game and chat Christmas flicks. Thanks for all your tip-top correspondence this year, and may 2026 bring even better emails and WhatsApps about oils, guffs and inappropriate school trips. Send everything into elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp 07974 293 022.

Send us a textThis episode wrecked me in the very best way.On September 11th, 2001, while most of the world was glued to their TVs watching unimaginable horror unfold, Diane Davis was teaching Grade 3 French immersion in Gander, Newfoundland, an airport town of about 10,000 people that would suddenly become home to nearly 7,000 stranded airline passengers.What happened next is the part of the 9/11 story you probably don't know.Diane walks me through those surreal days when 38 planes were diverted to Gander and an entire community quietly, efficiently, and compassionately mobilized. Teachers turned schools into shelters. Bus drivers walked off strike to shuttle passengers. Churches, camps, and tiny outport towns filled trucks with food, bedding, and toothbrushes. Bulletin boards replaced the internet. Tim Hortons boxes became filing systems. No one waited to be told what to do. People just did what they could.Diane's story became part of Come From Away, the Broadway musical inspired by Gander's response to 9/11. Yes, there is literally a character based on her. But what struck me most wasn't the red carpets or the Tony Awards. It was her belief that none of this was extraordinary. It was simply people showing up with whatever skills they had.We also talk about the other side of being a lifelong helper, learning how to receive. Diane shares candidly about her current cancer treatment, the discomfort of accepting support, and how community once again is carrying her through. This conversation is about kindness, grit, humility, and the quiet magic that happens when strangers choose to care for each other.You might cry. I definitely did. And you'll walk away remembering what humans are capable of when we're at our best.What's Inside:What really happened in Gander when thousands of planes were diverted on 9/11How ordinary people self-organized to care for thousands of strangersThe real-life story behind Come From AwayWhy learning to receive help can be just as powerful as giving itSo here's what I want you thinking about after this episode. What does being rich actually mean to you? Is it having more than enough for yourself or being so resourced that you can show up for others without hesitation? Diane's story is a masterclass in emotional wealth, generosity, and community. And look, that kind of life is built one choice at a time.I want to hear from you. What kind of world do you want to help create, and what role do you want to play in it? DM me on Instagram and let's talk about it. I read every message.Mentioned in This Episode:Give Back To Diane DavisOonagh Duncan on InstagramFit Feels GoodLeave me a voice note on Speak Pipe!Goal Setting Workshop

We love Christmas carols as much as the next person, but one of the things that makes it great...a break. If we wanted non-stop holiday music, we'll turn on our TVs. And if you spot a thing that shouldn't be, send it in to janesays@civicmedia.us and we might use it on the show! So join us Monday through Friday at 11:52 a.m. for “This Shouldn't Be A Thing!” or search for it on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts.  And thanks for listening!

This week, we highlight the NFL's distribution strategy during the Christmas holiday, with five games played, none of which will be broadcast nationally on broadcast TV, during some of the year's largest viewership windows. We cover the news that Instagram is launching an app for TVs, rolling out first on Amazon's Fire TV devices in the U.S. and suggest that many in the media are making this out to be bigger CTV ad news than it is, when selling ads in an 8-minute video on YouTube and a 15-second video on Instagram are very different.We detail how Amazon Prime Video has removed AI recaps from certain shows after users reported errors and why AI is absolutely overhyped in its deployment in the streaming video stack, with almost no examples of how well it works, what it costs to implement, or proof that it works at scale. Finally, we cover the latest news about YouTube, ESPN, Netflix, JioStar, Crunchyroll, FIFA, Brightcove, and Fastly.Podcast produced by Security Halt Media

When every day in November is "Black Friday," does the actual day lose its power? This debate reveals something fascinating, even when retailers stretch deals across a month, buying confidence still peaks on the two core days, creating a logistics advantage without diluting the psychology.Join hosts Chuck Moxley and Nick Paladino as they debate whether Black Friday still matters when it's been stretched from a single day into an entire month-long event. Sparked by Chuck's LinkedIn post about walking through Kohl's in mid-November seeing "Black Friday Exclusive" signs everywhere, the conversation explores why consumers remain skeptical of early deals even as they snap them up, how spreading sales across November solves crushing logistics problems for retailers trying to maintain two-day shipping promises, and why the core days still drive peak conversion despite weeks of promotions. Nick shares his terrifying experience working Best Buy's Black Friday floor in 2009 Alabama when customers literally ran through the doors. He also brings actual sales data showing conversion rates and revenue rise the moment November 1st sales launch, debunking Chuck's assumption that extended promotions dilute results. The data proves retailers get incremental lift throughout November while consumer skepticism still funnels peak confidence to core days. Chuck counters by dissecting why brands like Walmart now need novelty stunts (mac and cheese TVs that sold out instantly) and Target's mystery bag gimmicks to recreate urgency that scarcity naturally provided. They trace Black Friday's evolution from a 2005-onwards phenomenon to today's reality where many retailers operate at a loss on the day itself, turning it into a brand-building loyalty play rather than the profitability milestone its name suggests.Key Actionable Takeaways:Spread promotional periods to manage logistics without losing psychological impact - Extended Black Friday sales let retailers handle order volume smoothly while consumer skepticism keeps the core days meaningful, with buying confidence still peaking on actual Black Friday/Cyber Monday regardless of when deals startLayer exclusive scarcity mechanics over broad sales to maintain urgency - When discounts lose their power through month-long availability, add limited-quantity novelty items that create genuine FOMO and drive store traffic on peak daysAccept that promotional days may now be brand investments, not profit drivers - Many retailers operate at a loss on Black Friday itself; treat these tent-pole events as customer acquisition and loyalty-building opportunities rather than expecting immediate profitability from the day's transactionsJoin the conversation on Chuck's LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/chuckmoxley_black-friday-doesnt-mean-black-friday-anymore-activity-7396604576533078016-VpgN?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAACxCBJIBkJ2HEkFHwNUNKGOk_M2daoi5Md4 Want more tips and strategies about creating frictionless digital experiences? Subscribe to our newsletter! https://www.thefrictionlessexperience.com/frictionless/Download the Five Step Site Speed Target Playbook: http://bluetriangle.com/playbookNick Paladino's LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/npaladino Chuck Moxley's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckmoxley/Chapters:(00:00) Introduction(01:00) Chuck's Kohl's experience(02:30) The LinkedIn post(03:15) Buying confidence still peaks on core days(04:15) Does stretching sales dilute the moment?(05:30) Consumer skepticism vs. actual buying behavior(06:00) The logistics advantage of month-long promotions(08:15) Nick's 100% Black Friday shopping strategy(11:30) Cyber Monday origins and evolution(14:15) Why Cyber Monday became the bigger online day(16:00) Black Friday vs. Cyber Monday deals(20:45) The shift from in-store chaos(22:15) Nick's Best Buy Black Friday war stories(23:35) Modern scarcity tactics(26:00) Black Friday origins(27:00) Conclusion

On Techradio this week, we're talking about the tech you live with every day — and a few surprises you might not see coming. From smart TVs that may be watching more than you realize to what's expected to make headlines at CES 2026, there's plenty to unpack. We'll also cover two costly car warnings: why spilling water in your EV can lead to expensive repairs, and how rodents are chewing through vehicle wiring at alarming rates. Plus, Apple quietly discontinued 17 products this year, Firefox is officially leaning into AI, and a new generation of headphones doubles as hearing aids. And as always, we'll tell you what's streaming and where — including this week's top picks in streaming.

In this episode of StreamTime Sports, host Nick Meacham sits down with Rob Pilgrim, Head of Sport for EMEA at Meta, to explore how digital platforms are reshaping the sports media landscape. Rob reflects on his journey from YouTube to Meta, the shifting dynamics of audience engagement and how platforms like WhatsApp and Threads are becoming central to the sports conversation.  The duo also examine Instagram's evolution from a photo-sharing app to a video-first platform, including Meta's recent move to launch its Instagram for TV app. Rob explains why the company sees a growing opportunity for lean-back, living room consumption, how vertical video and creator-led formats are translating to the big screen, and what Meta has learned from YouTube's rapid growth on connected TVs. Key Points:• Why Instagram's expansion onto TV signals a new phase in short-form video consumption• The growing influence of individual creators and athletes in the sports ecosystem• The future impact of AI and wearables on fan experiences• Privacy, responsibility, and trust as Meta introduces new technologies• The importance of collaboration between sports organisations and Meta to drive innovation

This week- Why can't you play the classic "Duck Hunt" game on modern TVs? What will cause you to bibble? Do penguins have knees? Listen, laugh and learn with Nick & Roy.  Brought to you by Tom's Place in Kensington Market in Toronto. Boxing Week Sale on now!    

In this episode, the eCoustics team cut through a year of hype, delays, and eyebrow-raising price hikes to talk about the products that genuinely moved the needle across hi-fi, head-fi, and home theater. We cover the TVs and projectors that finally earned their bragging rights, the headphones and earbuds that didn't just chase trends, and the loudspeakers and portable gear that reminded us why good engineering still matters.It's a wide-ranging, candid discussion about what impressed us.And because the timing couldn't be better, the ink is barely dry on our massive eCoustics Editors' Choice awards list. If you want to know which products actually earned a spot—and which ones quietly didn't—you'll want to listen first, then check the list.Less hype. More perspective. And no participation trophies.Thank you to our sponsor SVS for a phenomenal year of collaboration and support of our programming! https://www.svsound.comOn the panel:Brian Mitchell, Founder & CEOChris Boylan, Editor at LargeW. Jennings, Sr. Portables EditorEric Pye, Contributor / IG Influencer @audioloveyycEalan Osborne, Mr. eCoustically SpeakingMitch Anderson, Podcast ProducerProducts mentioned:Chris Boylan:> Sony Bravia 8 II> Hisense L9Q UST> Kaleidescape Strato E and Strato V> Denon AVR-X3800H> Samsung Micro RGB> Dirac Acoustic Room TreatmentEalan Osborne:> Sony STR-AZ7000ES> Google Eclipsa> DTS:X Profile 2William Jennings:> Sony WH-1000XM6> Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3> Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2> Audeze CRBN2> Questyle QCC Pro> Astell&Kern SP4000 DAP> Bose Ultra Open-Ear budsEric Pye:> Vinyl reissues> KLH Model Five> KLH Model SevenMitch Anderson:> MoFi UltraTracker> Ray TubesBrian Mitchell:> Canvas HiFi> Canvas HiFi Frame> Bacch 3DRelated links:> https://www.ecoustics.com/best-right-now/Credits:Original intro music by The Arc of All. https://sourceoflightandpower.bandcamp.comVoice Over Provided by Todd Harrell of SSP Unlimited. https://sspunlimited.comProduction by Mitch Anderson, Black Circle Studios. https://blackcircleradio.comKeep up-to-date with all the latest Hi-Fi, Headphone, Home Theater and Music news by visiting: https://www.ecoustics.com#ecoustics #avtrends #2025bestof #hifi #audiophile #vintageaudio #hometheater #dolbyatmos #headphones #vinylcommunity #yearinreview

Seattle and the Rams just gave us an instant classic on Thursday Night Football. The Seahawks were down 16 points in the 4th quarter and somehow stormed all the way back to win 38-37 in overtime, capped by a touchdown and a game-winning two-point conversion. Seattle leaned into aggression all night with multiple two-point tries, and the comeback included a 58-yard punt return TD that flipped the momentum in a hurry. We break down the turning points, the controversial two-point sequence that had everyone screaming at their TVs, and why this game could swing the NFC West race the rest of the way. Plus: Sam Darnold's rollercoaster night, Jaxon Smith-Njigba's OT score, and a monstrous Rams passing performance featuring Matthew Stafford and Puka Nacua. ️ Locked Up Sports: New York Sports Talk

Åhead of our last Friday episode of 2025, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr did The Vergecast an enormous favor: he went in front of Congress and said a bunch of wild things about regulation. So, of course, Nilay and David have to talk about them. For a really long time. After that, the hosts look at all the ways YouTube and Netflix are becoming more like one another, and then update the Go90 Scale of Doomed Streaming Services to round out the year. Finally, in the lightning round, there's talk of web apps, EVs, Bluesky, and the metaverse. Further reading: The Vergecast live at CES Brendan Carr doesn't regret his threats to broadcasters  Former FCC Chairman Michael Powell: ‘Cable companies are at the mercy of content companies' The Oscars will stream on YouTube in 2029  Netflix's next big TV game is FIFA soccer  My Favorite Murder and The Breakfast Club podcasts are ditching YouTube for Netflix  Warner Bros. wants its shareholders to reject Paramount's latest offer  Netflix is “100% committed” to releasing WB films in theaters.  Even Jared Kushner thinks the Paramount WB bid sucks. Peacock will bombard you with ads as soon as you open the app  HBO Max's new channels keep Friends and Game of Thrones playing 24/7  Instagram is putting Reels on your TV  LG forced a Copilot web app onto its TVs but will let you delete it Mercedes-Benz discontinues feature that syncs music to driving Ford's big bet on EVs didn't pan out — now it's pivoting to hybrids and energy storage Bluesky claims its new contact import feature is ‘privacy-first'  Gemini 3 Flash is here, bringing a ‘huge' upgrade to the Gemini app  The ChatGPT app store is here Alexa Plus' website is live for some users  Meta pauses third-party Horizon VR headsets program  Subscribe to The Verge for unlimited access to theverge.com, subscriber-exclusive newsletters, and our ad-free podcast feed.We love hearing from you! Email your questions and thoughts to vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The show opens with Conway thanking listeners for the iconic Ding Dong socks before diving into a bizarre and serious story involving a man arrested for stealing a plane at Van Nuys Airport. Conway shares a glass-half-full take on crime, joking that if you make it home without being robbed, you’re already winning, while also reflecting on the idea that the most dangerous people may be those with nothing left to lose. The conversation turns darker with coverage of a Clovis case in which a son is accused of planning his parents’ murder for weeks. On a lighter note, Conway offers a consumer warning, calling big-screen curved TVs nothing more than a gimmick and advising listeners to skip them. Local breaking news follows with reports of a possible stabbing at Westfield Topanga Mall and a shooting investigation in Hollywood. Petros Papadakis joins the show, bringing laughs and insight, including talk about TV makeup and podcast life. The episode wraps up with Conway and Petros announcing they’re giving away their accumulated swag to listeners, turning the show into a full-on giveaway celebration. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Presented by Lauren Stibgen We have been exploring fasting from things that keep us from the abundance we can have in a close relationship with Jesus! I am asking you to deeply consider how certain habits can take you farther from this abundance than you realize. Earlier this week we talked about social media specifically, but what about devices in general? From your phone to laptops and TVs, there are so many different devices that occupy your time. I checked my screen time just now on my phone. I have picked it up 56 times today. Let that sink in. Since rising this morning until just after lunch, I have touched my phone to look at it 56 times. This time included a face-to-face meeting with a colleague, which means I surely picked up my phone while we were together. Being completely honest with you, I don't even recall why. We take work everywhere these days. Not only on our phones but on laptops. How easily do we open up work when we are with our family on the weekend or in the evenings? This was not always the case. These days, we need to be intentional about not using all the digital tools we have available that may be breaking our connections. God created you to be in a relationship with him and to be in relationship with others. If your face is always looking at a screen, how can you build a deeper and more abundant relationship with Jesus and others around you? My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you (John 15:12). God never takes his eyes from you. In fact, God knew you before you were born! You were fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14). He knows you so well he keeps track of how many hairs are on your head (Matthew 10:29-30). Fellow believer, he knows you by name (Exodus 33:12). God knows your heart and your thoughts (Matthew 5:8, 2 Corinthians 10:5). If God knows your thoughts, he also knows your worries (Matthew 6:24-25). He even knows your actions, and words and weaknesses (Ecclesiastes 12:14, Matthew 12:36, Proverbs 16:9). Jesus loves you so much and is commanding you to love others as he has loved you! If you are constantly taking your eyes off those around you, this becomes significantly less possible. How can you fast from this digital world and keep your eyes on loving others well? This includes being at work. Taking time to set boundaries can help you spend more time in gratitude for the love God has for you and help you love others.

Is your freight being run by the Sinaloa cartel? In this high-voltage second episode of Freight Expectations, Craig Fuller and Matt Leffler explore why cargo theft has exploded into a $30 billion industry - making it a larger “mode” of traffic than the entire U.S. barge market. The hosts go scorched-earth on the “driver shortage” propaganda, explain why local police won't help you find your stolen TVs, and break down why the CORCA act might be the only thing standing between your load and a criminal syndicate. Plus, find out why Craig is an “enemy of the state” to industry insiders and why Matt is obsessed with the dwarf planet Ceres. It's unscripted, unfiltered, and potentially the most dangerous hour in freight media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, we discuss a grab‑bag of emerging tech, from “photonic” AI chips that compute with light instead of electricity to world‑model AI that lets robots and self‑driving cars navigate in rich 3D environments more like humans do. The crew digs into Tesla's push to remove safety drivers from robotaxis, Waymo's 10‑million autonomous rides, Rivian's lower‑cost self‑drive ambitions, and a future where humanoid household robots clean stairs, fold laundry, and eventually build more robots. They also explore biometric security based on heartbeats, 3D‑printed human hearts grown from fat cells, and underwater and aerial military drones that quietly redraw the map of modern warfare. Finally, they tackle AI's “hallucinations” that send patrons asking librarians for nonexistent books, smart TVs and gadgets that spy for ad data, and how Trump's Christmas “1776” bonus for service members might best be invested in Bitcoin or Ethereum for young soldiers learning to “HODL.” Don't miss it!

Kelly Guimont, Jim Rea, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Kirk McElhearn and Chuck Joiner wrap up the 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guides wraps up with “best of the rest” episodes, packed with practical picks and plenty of laughs. Highlights include keyboard travel cases, socks, portable power options, dictation software, a motorized TV mount, a light, and compact multi-port chargers. (Part 1)  MacVoices is supported by The Antigravity A1. Get off the ground like never before with the Antigravity A1. You have to see the results to believe them. Find out everything you need to know to get off the ground with Antigravity A1 — the world's first 8K 360 drone. https://www.antigravity.tech/drone/antigravity-a1/buy?utm_term=macvoices Show Notes: Chapters: [0:00] Finale setup and why this last guide is “the wrap-up” [1:42] Three-part format and where to find the master list of picks [2:45] Panelist introductions and holiday banter [5:23] Round one: Magic Keyboard travel cases and carry solutions [11:17] “Socks, but better”: Darn Tough and the lifetime warranty angle [14:54] Sponsor message (Antigravity A1 drone) [16:51] Ugreen 20,000mAh USB-C power bank for laptop charging [20:26] MacWhisper Pro: on-device transcription and “no punctuation needed” dictation [27:18] MantleMount MM815: motorized over-fireplace TV mount with soundbar support [32:16] Logitech Litra Glow: monitor-mounted, software-controlled lighting [34:51] Compact charging: Baseus multi-port wall bricks and Lisen MagSafe/Watch charger [41:33] Wrap-up and where to connect/support Links: Jim Rea: Dexnor Case for Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID/Lock Key 2021/2024, Dust-Proof Protective Slim Leather Keyboard Cover https://amzn.to/4q4BRHV co2CREA Hard Case Replacement for Apple Magic Keyboard + Magic Mouse  https://amzn.to/3MDVNDa Logitech for Creators Litra Glow Premium LED Streaming Light with TrueSoft, adjustable mount, video lighting for recording streams https://amzn.to/48DA4nx Kelly Guimont FINTIE Carry Case Compatible with Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID (MK293LL/A) & Magic Keyboard (MLA22LL/A, MK2A3LL/A) - Slim Stand Cover https://amzn.to/4aPEWY2 Darn Tough Men's Number 2 Micro Crew Midweight with Cushion Sock https://amzn.to/48V1dkQ Baseus 2 Pack 65W USB C Charger Block, PPS 3-Port Fast Compact Foldable USB C Charger https://amzn.to/3MD2HbR LISEN for MagSafe Charger Stand for iPhone Magnetic Apple Watch Airpods Charging, Airplane Gadgets Magsafe Kickstand https://amzn.to/4pGvz1w Kirk McElhearn: MacWhisper https://apps.apple.com/us/app/whisper-transcription/id1668083311 Chuck Joiner: MantelMount MM815 Motorized Remote Control Pull Down TV Mount with Automated Swivel | Above Fireplace Mount for TVs 45"-90" Up to 115 lbs  https://amzn.to/4iDslZL Brian Flanigan-Arthurs: UGREEN Nexode Power Bank 20000mAh 165W with Built-in USB C Cable Laptop Travel Portable Charger, 100W Input, Fast Charging for MacBook Pro/Air/iPhone 17/16/iPad Pro https://amzn.to/4qbIj05 Guests: Brian Flanigan-Arthurs is an educator with a passion for providing results-driven, innovative learning strategies for all students, but particularly those who are at-risk. He is also a tech enthusiast who has a particular affinity for Apple since he first used the Apple IIGS as a student. You can contact Brian on twitter as @brian8944. He also recently opened a Mastodon account at @brian8944@mastodon.cloud. Kelly Guimont is a podcaster and friend of the Rebel Alliance. You can also hear her on The Aftershow with Mike Rose, and she still has more to say which she saves for Twitter and Mastodon.    Kirk McElhearn writes about Macs, iPods, iTunes, books, music and more. He is a regular contributor to TidBITS, as well as several other web sites and magazines. He is an avid podcaster who's shows include The Next Track,. You can follow him on Twitter, and visit his personal web site, Kirkville. Jim Rea built his own computer from scratch in 1975, started programming in 1977, and has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE's ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. He's been a speaker at MacTech, MacWorld Expo and other industry conferences. Follow Jim at provue.com and via @provuejim@techhub.social on Mastodon. Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon      http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? 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The news to know for Wednesday, December 17, 2025! We'll tell you about the latest escalation from the U.S. that could be a step toward war with Venezuela. Also, the most powerful aide in the White House is sharing her blunt views on President Trump's first year. Plus, what Americans are being told to watch out for this flu season, why workers in their 40s are going back to school, and how more social media is moving from smartphones to TVs. Those stories and even more news to know in about 10 minutes!    Join us every Mon-Fri for more daily news roundups!  See sources: https://www.theNewsWorthy.com/shownotes Become an INSIDER to get AD-FREE episodes here: https://www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider Get The NewsWorthy MERCH here: https://thenewsworthy.dashery.com/ Sponsors: You can get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to fatty15.com/NEWSWORTHY and using code NEWSWORTHY at checkout. Shop my favorite pajamas at SKIMS.com! After you place your order, be sure to let them know we sent you! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to ad-sales@libsyn.com    

Researchers detail a years-long Russian state-sponsored cyber espionage campaign. Israel's cyber chief warns against complacency. Vulnerabilities affect products from Fortinet and Hitachi Energy. Studies show AI models are rapidly improving at offensive cyber tasks. MITRE expands its D3FEND cybersecurity ontology to cover operational technology. Texas sues smart TV manufacturers, alleging illegal surveillance. A fraudulent gift card locks an Apple user out of their digital life. Our guest is Doron Davidson from CyberProof Israel discussing agentic SOCs and agentic transformation of an MDR. Fat racks crack the stacks. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by ⁠Doron Davidson⁠, GM at ⁠CyberProof⁠ Israel, MD Security Operations, discussing agentic SOC and agentic transformation of an MDR. If you'd like to learn more be sure to check out ⁠CyberProof⁠. Tune into the full conversation here. Selected Reading Amazon Exposes Years-Long GRU Cyber Campaign Targeting Energy and Cloud Infrastructure (Live Threat Intelligence) IDF warns future cyberattacks may dwarf past threats (The Jerusalem Post) CISA reports active exploitation of critical Fortinet authentication bypass flaw (Beyond Machines) Hitachi Energy reports BlastRADIUS flaw in AFS, AFR and AFF Series product families (Beyond Machines) AI models are perfecting their hacking skills (Axios) AI Hackers Are Coming Dangerously Close to Beating Humans (WSJ) MITRE Extends D3FEND Ontology to Operational Technology Cybersecurity (Mitre) Texas sues biggest TV makers, alleging smart TVs spy on users without consent (Ars Technica) Locked out: How a gift card purchase destroyed an Apple account (Apple Insider) Racks of AI chips are too damn heavy (The Verge) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show.  Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry's most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We were inundated with new Windows features in 2025, but which ones actually moved the needle? Fortnite isn't just back on iPhone and Android, it's available on Windows 11 on Arm, and it works great! Plus, 2 big mobile wins for Epic Games and some thoughts on the "right" way to roll out AI features.Windows 11 Best Windows 11 updates of 2025, in no particular order... Dark mode improvements to File Explorer Widgets major overhaul with separate widgets and Discovery feed Xbox Full Screen experience - especially good on handhelds, of course, but also any PC you use for gaming with a controller Click to Do (Copilot+ PC only) External fingerprint reader support for Windows Hello ESS -External/USB webcams supported by Windows Studio Effects (Copilot+ PC only) Quick Machine Recovery is the tip of a wave of new foundational features like Admin Protection, Smart App Control (updates), and more that go beyond surface-level look and feel Redesigned Start menu isn't perfect but it's a nice improvement Copilot Vision, though this type of thing may make more sense on phones AI features in Paint, Photos, Notepad, and Snipping Tool Natural language interactions like the agent in Settings, file search, and more (mostly Copilot+ PC only, but you can do this in Copilot as well) Bluetooth LE support for improved audio quality in game chat, voice calls Gaming on Windows 11 on Arm and Snapdragon X: Major steps forward, but the same issue as always Looking ahead to 2026: 26H1, Agentic features that work, potential Windows 12, and AI PCs AI An extensive new interview with Mustafa Suleyman confirms why this guy is special and how confusing it is that Copilot is so disrespected Microsoft Copilot is auto-installing on LG smart TVs and there's no way to remove it GPT-5.2 is OpenAI's answer to Gemini 3 ChatGPT Images is OpenAI's answer to Nano Banana Pro Disney invests $1 billion OpenAI, sues Google Opera Neon is now generally available for $20 per month AI is moving quick as we all know but the bigger issue may be the incessant marketing about features like agents that don't even work now Microsoft is getting pushback on forced Copilot usage, price hikes Google is expanding its use of "experiments" outside of mainstream products with things like NotebookLM, Mixboard, CC, and much more. Maybe this is the better approach: Test separately and then integrate it into existing products Oddly enough, Microsoft does have a Windows AI Lab for this kind of experimentation Many small models vs. one big LLM in the cloud Mobile Fortnite is back in the Google Play Store in the U.S. as Google plays nice Apple loses its contempt appeal, the end of "junk fees" (Apple Tax) is in sight Xbox and gaming Xbox December Update has one big update for the mobile app and one big update for Xbox Wireless Headphones There's a new Xbox Developer Direct coming in January Half-Life 3 may really be happening, but it will be a Steam Machine launch title so it could be a while Tips & picks Tip of the year: De-enshittify Windows 11 App pick of the year: Fortnite RunAs Radio this week: Zero Trust in 2026 with Michele Bustamante Brown liquor pick of the week: Lark Symphony No. 1 These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/963 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Sponsors: auraframes.com/ink framer.com/design promo code WW outsystems.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

In the new bonus episode of the Behind The Song podcast, Janda is checking us into the infamous accommodations that became as legendary as the bands that trashed them! We're talking about the places where history was made, TVs were thrown, and the accountants were always on call.From Led Zeppelin riding motorcycles down the halls of the "Riot House" in Los Angeles to the love affair between Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love that began at the Rock ‘N Roll Days Inn in Chicago... every stop on this tour is pure rock chaos!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We were inundated with new Windows features in 2025, but which ones actually moved the needle? Fortnite isn't just back on iPhone and Android, it's available on Windows 11 on Arm, and it works great! Plus, 2 big mobile wins for Epic Games and some thoughts on the "right" way to roll out AI features.Windows 11 Best Windows 11 updates of 2025, in no particular order... Dark mode improvements to File Explorer Widgets major overhaul with separate widgets and Discovery feed Xbox Full Screen experience - especially good on handhelds, of course, but also any PC you use for gaming with a controller Click to Do (Copilot+ PC only) External fingerprint reader support for Windows Hello ESS -External/USB webcams supported by Windows Studio Effects (Copilot+ PC only) Quick Machine Recovery is the tip of a wave of new foundational features like Admin Protection, Smart App Control (updates), and more that go beyond surface-level look and feel Redesigned Start menu isn't perfect but it's a nice improvement Copilot Vision, though this type of thing may make more sense on phones AI features in Paint, Photos, Notepad, and Snipping Tool Natural language interactions like the agent in Settings, file search, and more (mostly Copilot+ PC only, but you can do this in Copilot as well) Bluetooth LE support for improved audio quality in game chat, voice calls Gaming on Windows 11 on Arm and Snapdragon X: Major steps forward, but the same issue as always Looking ahead to 2026: 26H1, Agentic features that work, potential Windows 12, and AI PCs AI An extensive new interview with Mustafa Suleyman confirms why this guy is special and how confusing it is that Copilot is so disrespected Microsoft Copilot is auto-installing on LG smart TVs and there's no way to remove it GPT-5.2 is OpenAI's answer to Gemini 3 ChatGPT Images is OpenAI's answer to Nano Banana Pro Disney invests $1 billion OpenAI, sues Google Opera Neon is now generally available for $20 per month AI is moving quick as we all know but the bigger issue may be the incessant marketing about features like agents that don't even work now Microsoft is getting pushback on forced Copilot usage, price hikes Google is expanding its use of "experiments" outside of mainstream products with things like NotebookLM, Mixboard, CC, and much more. Maybe this is the better approach: Test separately and then integrate it into existing products Oddly enough, Microsoft does have a Windows AI Lab for this kind of experimentation Many small models vs. one big LLM in the cloud Mobile Fortnite is back in the Google Play Store in the U.S. as Google plays nice Apple loses its contempt appeal, the end of "junk fees" (Apple Tax) is in sight Xbox and gaming Xbox December Update has one big update for the mobile app and one big update for Xbox Wireless Headphones There's a new Xbox Developer Direct coming in January Half-Life 3 may really be happening, but it will be a Steam Machine launch title so it could be a while Tips & picks Tip of the year: De-enshittify Windows 11 App pick of the year: Fortnite RunAs Radio this week: Zero Trust in 2026 with Michele Bustamante Brown liquor pick of the week: Lark Symphony No. 1 These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/963 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Sponsors: auraframes.com/ink framer.com/design promo code WW outsystems.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

We were inundated with new Windows features in 2025, but which ones actually moved the needle? Fortnite isn't just back on iPhone and Android, it's available on Windows 11 on Arm, and it works great! Plus, 2 big mobile wins for Epic Games and some thoughts on the "right" way to roll out AI features.Windows 11 Best Windows 11 updates of 2025, in no particular order... Dark mode improvements to File Explorer Widgets major overhaul with separate widgets and Discovery feed Xbox Full Screen experience - especially good on handhelds, of course, but also any PC you use for gaming with a controller Click to Do (Copilot+ PC only) External fingerprint reader support for Windows Hello ESS -External/USB webcams supported by Windows Studio Effects (Copilot+ PC only) Quick Machine Recovery is the tip of a wave of new foundational features like Admin Protection, Smart App Control (updates), and more that go beyond surface-level look and feel Redesigned Start menu isn't perfect but it's a nice improvement Copilot Vision, though this type of thing may make more sense on phones AI features in Paint, Photos, Notepad, and Snipping Tool Natural language interactions like the agent in Settings, file search, and more (mostly Copilot+ PC only, but you can do this in Copilot as well) Bluetooth LE support for improved audio quality in game chat, voice calls Gaming on Windows 11 on Arm and Snapdragon X: Major steps forward, but the same issue as always Looking ahead to 2026: 26H1, Agentic features that work, potential Windows 12, and AI PCs AI An extensive new interview with Mustafa Suleyman confirms why this guy is special and how confusing it is that Copilot is so disrespected Microsoft Copilot is auto-installing on LG smart TVs and there's no way to remove it GPT-5.2 is OpenAI's answer to Gemini 3 ChatGPT Images is OpenAI's answer to Nano Banana Pro Disney invests $1 billion OpenAI, sues Google Opera Neon is now generally available for $20 per month AI is moving quick as we all know but the bigger issue may be the incessant marketing about features like agents that don't even work now Microsoft is getting pushback on forced Copilot usage, price hikes Google is expanding its use of "experiments" outside of mainstream products with things like NotebookLM, Mixboard, CC, and much more. Maybe this is the better approach: Test separately and then integrate it into existing products Oddly enough, Microsoft does have a Windows AI Lab for this kind of experimentation Many small models vs. one big LLM in the cloud Mobile Fortnite is back in the Google Play Store in the U.S. as Google plays nice Apple loses its contempt appeal, the end of "junk fees" (Apple Tax) is in sight Xbox and gaming Xbox December Update has one big update for the mobile app and one big update for Xbox Wireless Headphones There's a new Xbox Developer Direct coming in January Half-Life 3 may really be happening, but it will be a Steam Machine launch title so it could be a while Tips & picks Tip of the year: De-enshittify Windows 11 App pick of the year: Fortnite RunAs Radio this week: Zero Trust in 2026 with Michele Bustamante Brown liquor pick of the week: Lark Symphony No. 1 These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/963 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Sponsors: auraframes.com/ink framer.com/design promo code WW outsystems.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

We were inundated with new Windows features in 2025, but which ones actually moved the needle? Fortnite isn't just back on iPhone and Android, it's available on Windows 11 on Arm, and it works great! Plus, 2 big mobile wins for Epic Games and some thoughts on the "right" way to roll out AI features.Windows 11 Best Windows 11 updates of 2025, in no particular order... Dark mode improvements to File Explorer Widgets major overhaul with separate widgets and Discovery feed Xbox Full Screen experience - especially good on handhelds, of course, but also any PC you use for gaming with a controller Click to Do (Copilot+ PC only) External fingerprint reader support for Windows Hello ESS -External/USB webcams supported by Windows Studio Effects (Copilot+ PC only) Quick Machine Recovery is the tip of a wave of new foundational features like Admin Protection, Smart App Control (updates), and more that go beyond surface-level look and feel Redesigned Start menu isn't perfect but it's a nice improvement Copilot Vision, though this type of thing may make more sense on phones AI features in Paint, Photos, Notepad, and Snipping Tool Natural language interactions like the agent in Settings, file search, and more (mostly Copilot+ PC only, but you can do this in Copilot as well) Bluetooth LE support for improved audio quality in game chat, voice calls Gaming on Windows 11 on Arm and Snapdragon X: Major steps forward, but the same issue as always Looking ahead to 2026: 26H1, Agentic features that work, potential Windows 12, and AI PCs AI An extensive new interview with Mustafa Suleyman confirms why this guy is special and how confusing it is that Copilot is so disrespected Microsoft Copilot is auto-installing on LG smart TVs and there's no way to remove it GPT-5.2 is OpenAI's answer to Gemini 3 ChatGPT Images is OpenAI's answer to Nano Banana Pro Disney invests $1 billion OpenAI, sues Google Opera Neon is now generally available for $20 per month AI is moving quick as we all know but the bigger issue may be the incessant marketing about features like agents that don't even work now Microsoft is getting pushback on forced Copilot usage, price hikes Google is expanding its use of "experiments" outside of mainstream products with things like NotebookLM, Mixboard, CC, and much more. Maybe this is the better approach: Test separately and then integrate it into existing products Oddly enough, Microsoft does have a Windows AI Lab for this kind of experimentation Many small models vs. one big LLM in the cloud Mobile Fortnite is back in the Google Play Store in the U.S. as Google plays nice Apple loses its contempt appeal, the end of "junk fees" (Apple Tax) is in sight Xbox and gaming Xbox December Update has one big update for the mobile app and one big update for Xbox Wireless Headphones There's a new Xbox Developer Direct coming in January Half-Life 3 may really be happening, but it will be a Steam Machine launch title so it could be a while Tips & picks Tip of the year: De-enshittify Windows 11 App pick of the year: Fortnite RunAs Radio this week: Zero Trust in 2026 with Michele Bustamante Brown liquor pick of the week: Lark Symphony No. 1 These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/963 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Sponsors: auraframes.com/ink framer.com/design promo code WW outsystems.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

Tim and Jeff Kurkjian are back with another offseason podcast, breaking down a few of the biggest moves teams made following the Winter Meetings. But the real highlight? They kick off the holiday spirit early with a special Team Tim Christmas celebration.After spending some quality time together, the duo recaps everything from shoveling snow to hanging TVs—proving once again they can do it all. It's also time for Three Cards From the Bathroom… who will Tim pull this week? And, without further ado, they wrap up their Seamheads for 2025.Thanks for watching or listening! The best way to support the show is to follow and subscribe—and don't forget to share it with a friend. Your support means a lot to both Kurkjian boys. Visit GreatGameOrWhat.com to contact the show with your questions, quips and insights. Joy Pop Productions LLC Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In today's episode of How Long 'Til Bedtime?, Allison dives into one of the trickiest screen-time boundaries parents face: screens in the bedroom. Allison has always held a strong stance—no TVs, tablets, or phones in children's bedrooms—and she's breaking down exactly why this boundary matters, why it's hard, and how to make it stick, even as kids get older. Inside the episode, you'll hear: Why screens in the bedroom can disrupt melatonin, sleep onset, and overall sleep quality How the "one more video" cycle impacts bedtime behavior and makes transitions harder The mental health risks associated with private, unsupervised screen use Why keeping screens in shared spaces protects kids emotionally and socially The simple logistical systems Allison uses in her own home (parental controls, charging stations, and more) What to do if you're starting this boundary late — including the exact script Allison uses when changing screen rules Encouragement for holding firm, even when kids push back Whether you're parenting toddlers, big kids, or middle schoolers, this episode offers practical steps, compassionate support, and a strong reminder that: Screens aren't going anywhere, but bedrooms can—and should—remain a place for rest, calm, and connection. Click here to listen to the episode on YouTube  Wondering if your child is getting enough sleep? Allison's free guides take the guesswork out of bedtime. Learn the optimal sleep ranges for every age so your little one can feel their best—day after day. Get your free copy now: 0-2 Years Old or 3 to 10 years old From baby sleep to toddler sleep, daycare naps to sleep training—How Long 'Til Bedtime? is the podcast for parents who want practical, guilt-free sleep tips they can actually use. Hosted by pediatric sleep coach Allison Egidi, each episode delivers real solutions for every stage—from navigating newborn sleep struggles and weaning night feedings to helping your 3-year-old fall asleep independently (and stay asleep!). Whether you're trying to make sense of daycare sleep patterns, craving your evenings back, or simply need a working mom podcast to keep you grounded, you're in the right place. Want more from Allison? Sign up here to get her weekly email with podcast updates and other helpful parenting topics.  Enjoying How Long 'Til Bedtime? Your rating and review help Allison reach and support more parents. On Apple Podcasts: Click here, scroll to the bottom, rate the show, and tap "Write a Review." On Spotify: Click here to leave a rating or review. Don't miss an episode—subscribe so you're always up to date! Connect with Allison: Instagram | Facebook | Website | YouTube  

In this episode, Greg sits down with Jim Welch, a composer turned developer turned studio founder whose creative journey spans Dragon Ball Z trailers to launching a party game in the spirit of Jackbox. We explore Jim's path from audio to entrepreneurship, the founding of The Devhouse Agency, and why his team is now investing in original IP. From creative leadership to WebGL distribution strategy, this episode is packed with insights for anyone building in games, immersive tech, or creative services.

This week on Millennial TeaV, Candace, Liz, and Adrienne are back recapping The Hills as Justin Bobby chaos continues. From Audrina being fully in deep to Lauren clocking the red flags from a mile away, we break down why every scene with Justin Bobby feels like an emotional rollercoaster.We unpack the tension, the bad decisions, and the moments that had us yelling at our TVs then and now. Does this relationship ever make sense? Who's actually telling the truth? And why does Justin Bobby always manage to make things worse? Pour a drink and join us as we relive one of the messiest eras of The Hills.Instagram: @millennialteavFacebook: Millennial TeaV podcastTiktok: @millennialteavpodcastE-mail: millennialteav@gmail.com

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The extended Black Friday sale season means a lot of people have been buying new TVs. The top sets today can display in up to 8K Ultra High Definition, they have deeper blacks, brighter highlights and are thinner and lighter-weight than ever. And yet, modern TVs have their haters — a dedicated group of purists who find them lacking, and would rather hunt down a good old fashioned used plasma.

The extended Black Friday sale season means a lot of people have been buying new TVs. The top sets today can display in up to 8K Ultra High Definition, they have deeper blacks, brighter highlights and are thinner and lighter-weight than ever. And yet, modern TVs have their haters — a dedicated group of purists who find them lacking, and would rather hunt down a good old fashioned used plasma.

In this month's Terrified Together, we welcome content creator Wheezy to discuss her journey from bored TikTok skeptic to successful multi-platform creator known for her screaming car videos, Pringles can bits, and authentic personality. We dove into two deeply unsettling listener-submitted stories that both dealt with entities appearing at life's thresholds. The first came from Anna, a healthcare worker in Alabama who witnessed an otherworldly presence while working at a long-term care facility—an inky, shapeless entity with a glowing white center that appeared to be watching over an elderly patient entering the dying process. The second story, submitted by Clara from Alberta, Canada, detailed her late mother's lifelong encounters with what she called her "angel"—a being that transformed from a bright, triangular shape in childhood to a terrifying green-skinned figure with sunken eyes and a gaping jaw by adulthood. This entity appeared before every major move in her mother's life, ultimately manifesting constantly in her final home before she passed away at just 44 years old, raising haunting questions about whether this presence was a guardian, a harbinger, or something far more sinister. Wheezy shared her own paranormal experiences, including an eerie encounter with her clairvoyant friend who somehow knew the name "Henry"—the exact name Wheezy had secretly given to a mysterious entity that had been turning on TVs and flickering lights in her previous home. Beyond the paranormal, we explored Wheezy's upcoming short horror film project "The Boogeyman," her first acting opportunity, and how she's built genuine friendships within the content creation world despite the industry's often transactional nature. You can support the short horror film project here.

In a moment when debates feel existential, it's worth remembering that history can still turn sharply. That's why we're revisiting one of our favorite episodes: the story of the weekend Anwar Sadat came to Jerusalem. November 19, 1977. It was perhaps the most unusual Shabbat in Israel's history. Because after the havdala service, Israeli families glued themselves to their TVs or radios, waiting anxiously for a visitor they never dreamed would arrive. Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt, had come to Jerusalem to speak of peace. What happened next changed the Middle East forever. Here are the sources used in this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VLl6H1mbapNkhWq8aNnMFylTQ9w__9WDxIsqvlniORs/edit?usp=sharing This episode is generously sponsored by Barbara Sommer and Alan Fisher. To sponsor an episode or to be in touch, please email noam@unpacked.media. Check us out on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠This podcast was brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media brand. ------------------- For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jewish History Nerds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Soulful Jewish Living⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stars of David with Elon Gold ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wondering Jews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠